Table 1: The midfacial morphogenesis score for cultured E11.0 rat embryos for 48h assigned by (I) the formation and mergence of midfacial processes and (II) the degree of MNPs merged each other at the midline, then (I) and (II) were summarized to present their midfacial morphogenesis in all treatment groups (adapted form [26]).

(I)
Formation and Mergence
of Midfacial Processes
Score		 (II)
The degrees of MNPs Merged each other at the
Midline		 Score
1= MNP, LNP
and MxP formed, but not joined and merged		 1= MNPs,
not joined and
merged each other
at the midline
2= MNP, LNP
and MxP formed and joined, but not merged		 2= MNPs,
joined, but not
merged each
other at
the midline
3= MNP, LNP
and MxP formed and merged		 3= MNPs,
merged each
other at
the midline